diff --git a/src/plugins/navigation/public/plugin.test.ts b/src/plugins/navigation/public/plugin.test.ts
index 1d9abb6f85dbc..e1f9cd9ea3991 100644
--- a/src/plugins/navigation/public/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/navigation/public/plugin.test.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,31 @@ describe('Navigation Plugin', () => {
     expect(coreStart.chrome.project.changeActiveSolutionNavigation).toHaveBeenCalledWith('es');
   });
 
+  it('should not load the active space on non authenticated pages', async () => {
+    const { plugin, coreStart, unifiedSearch, cloud, spaces } = setup();
+
+    coreStart.http.anonymousPaths.isAnonymous.mockReturnValue(true);
+
+    const activeSpace$ = of({ solution: 'es' } as Pick<Space, 'solution'>);
+    activeSpace$.pipe = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(activeSpace$);
+    activeSpace$.subscribe = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(activeSpace$);
+    spaces.getActiveSpace$ = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(activeSpace$);
+
+    plugin.start(coreStart, { unifiedSearch, cloud, spaces });
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve));
+
+    expect(activeSpace$.pipe).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(activeSpace$.subscribe).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    // Test that the activeSpace$ observable is accessed when not an anonymous path
+    coreStart.http.anonymousPaths.isAnonymous.mockReturnValue(false);
+    plugin.start(coreStart, { unifiedSearch, cloud, spaces });
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve));
+
+    expect(activeSpace$.pipe).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(activeSpace$.subscribe).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   describe('addSolutionNavigation()', () => {
     it('should update the solution navigation definitions', async () => {
       const { plugin, coreStart, unifiedSearch, cloud } = setup();
diff --git a/src/plugins/navigation/public/plugin.tsx b/src/plugins/navigation/public/plugin.tsx
index 66ef8cb808720..73dc93609bcf7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/navigation/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/navigation/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 import React from 'react';
-import { of, ReplaySubject, take, map, Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { PluginInitializerContext, CoreSetup, CoreStart, Plugin } from '@kbn/core/public';
+import { of, ReplaySubject, take, map, Observable, switchMap } from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  PluginInitializerContext,
+  CoreSetup,
+  CoreStart,
+  Plugin,
+  HttpStart,
+} from '@kbn/core/public';
 import type { UnifiedSearchPublicPluginStart } from '@kbn/unified-search-plugin/public';
 import type { Space } from '@kbn/spaces-plugin/public';
 import type { SolutionNavigationDefinition } from '@kbn/core-chrome-browser';
@@ -89,8 +95,7 @@ export class NavigationPublicPlugin
       return createTopNav(customUnifiedSearch ?? unifiedSearch, customExtensions ?? extensions);
     };
 
-    // Initialize the solution navigation if it is enabled
-    activeSpace$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((activeSpace) => {
+    const initSolutionNavigation = (activeSpace?: Space) => {
       this.initiateChromeStyleAndSideNav(chrome, {
         isServerless,
         activeSpace,
@@ -99,7 +104,14 @@ export class NavigationPublicPlugin
       if (!this.isSolutionNavEnabled) return;
 
       chrome.project.setCloudUrls(cloud!);
-    });
+    };
+
+    if (this.getIsUnauthenticated(core.http)) {
+      // Don't fetch the active space if the user is not authenticated
+      initSolutionNavigation();
+    } else {
+      activeSpace$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe(initSolutionNavigation);
+    }
 
     return {
       ui: {
@@ -111,9 +123,14 @@ export class NavigationPublicPlugin
         if (!this.isSolutionNavEnabled) return;
         this.addSolutionNavigation(solutionNavigation);
       },
-      isSolutionNavEnabled$: activeSpace$.pipe(
-        map((activeSpace) => {
-          return this.isSolutionNavEnabled && getIsProjectNav(activeSpace?.solution);
+      isSolutionNavEnabled$: of(this.getIsUnauthenticated(core.http)).pipe(
+        switchMap((isUnauthenticated) => {
+          if (isUnauthenticated) return of(false);
+          return activeSpace$.pipe(
+            map((activeSpace) => {
+              return this.isSolutionNavEnabled && getIsProjectNav(activeSpace?.solution);
+            })
+          );
         })
       ),
     };
@@ -172,6 +189,11 @@ export class NavigationPublicPlugin
       chrome.project.changeActiveSolutionNavigation(solutionView!);
     }
   }
+
+  private getIsUnauthenticated(http: HttpStart) {
+    const { anonymousPaths } = http;
+    return anonymousPaths.isAnonymous(window.location.pathname);
+  }
 }
 
 function getIsProjectNav(solutionView?: string) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/navigation/server/ui_settings.test.ts b/src/plugins/navigation/server/ui_settings.test.ts
index 1d8431b359109..6d8b12d41cbf9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/navigation/server/ui_settings.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/navigation/server/ui_settings.test.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@ describe('ui settings', () => {
         await expect(defaultRoute.getValue!()).resolves.toBe(DEFAULT_ROUTES.classic);
       });
 
+      it('should return classic when accessing a non authenticated route', async () => {
+        const spaces = spacesMock.createStart();
+        const mockSpace: Pick<Space, 'solution'> = { solution: 'es' };
+        spaces.spacesService.getActiveSpace.mockResolvedValue(mockSpace as Space);
+        core.getStartServices.mockResolvedValue([{} as any, { spaces }, {} as any]);
+
+        const { defaultRoute } = getUiSettings(core, logger);
+        const requestMock = {
+          auth: { isAuthenticated: false },
+        };
+        await expect(defaultRoute.getValue!({ request: requestMock as any })).resolves.toBe(
+          DEFAULT_ROUTES.classic
+        );
+      });
+
       it('should return the route based on the active space', async () => {
         const spaces = spacesMock.createStart();
 
@@ -50,7 +65,10 @@ describe('ui settings', () => {
           core.getStartServices.mockResolvedValue([{} as any, { spaces }, {} as any]);
           const { defaultRoute } = getUiSettings(core, logger);
 
-          await expect(defaultRoute.getValue!({ request: {} as any })).resolves.toBe(
+          const requestMock = {
+            auth: { isAuthenticated: true },
+          };
+          await expect(defaultRoute.getValue!({ request: requestMock as any })).resolves.toBe(
             DEFAULT_ROUTES[solution]
           );
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/navigation/server/ui_settings.ts b/src/plugins/navigation/server/ui_settings.ts
index bcf128f2d348a..be216e5d5175f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/navigation/server/ui_settings.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/navigation/server/ui_settings.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export const getUiSettings = (
         }
 
         try {
+          if (!request.auth.isAuthenticated) return DEFAULT_ROUTES.classic;
+
           const activeSpace = await spaces.spacesService.getActiveSpace(request);
 
           const solution = activeSpace?.solution ?? 'classic';